The Ultimate Rit Dye Guide for Dyeing your Magpul PMAG

Last June we posted a review of the Magpul Sand PMAG. In the article, I briefly went over the steps to dyeing a SAND PMAG using Rit Dye. During that test, I noticed some colors did not turn out the same as what the bottle says it is supposed to be. So I decided to try every color and have a comprehensive color chart. I would not try mixing dyes or dipping a PMAG in different dyes to get different colors.  I reached out to Rit Dye and they sent us 25 bottles of their most popular colors for testing. This meant I had to raid the Gunmag Warehouse (no pun intended) for 25 Sand PMAGs. You can get yours here.

After a few stops, I found a bread pan that is just the right size for the PMAG. This way I won’t need as much water. In order to stay consistent, I only used three capfuls of dye for every color. I used the same bent wire coat hanger to lower and raise the PMAGs into the dye. I decided to dip the PMAGs one minute at a time up to three minutes. Only a couple colors went on to five minutes.

Below are the results of the dyeing.

Black turned out a very dark blue compared to the factory black 40rd PMAG to the right.

BLACK

PEARL GREY

GOLDEN YELLOW

SUNSHINE ORANGE

The bottles look different but they are the same color. Not sure why the yellower bottle says “NEW”.

 HARVEST

 CAMEL

APPLE GREEN

TAUPE

As you can see, taupe does not come out as you hope or expect.  In my previous attempt, it turned green on me.

DARK GREEN

EMERALD

TEAL

KELLY GREEN

Kelly Green is another color that does not turn out as you would expect.

AQUAMARINE

ENAMEL BLUE

NAVY BLUE

PURPLE

VIOLET

COCOA BROWN

WINE

CHERRY RED

SCARLET

FLAME

FUCHSIA

PINK

As you can see in the photos above Taupe, Kelly Green, Pearl Gray and Black do not turn out as expected.

I hope this has been helpful. A Tutorial Video will be coming soon showing every color seen here and how each mag was dyed.

Nicholas Chen

Nicholas Chen is a firearm aficionado. Growing up in California, He learned about firearms and hunted with his father growing up in Southern California. Once he moved out to Pennsylvania and then spent a few years in New York State, he learned to truly appreciate firearms and the second amendment. It was in New York State where he became a USPSA competitive shooter and learned about 3Gun. He is an avid fan of running and gunning. Nicholas is a fan of pretty much anything that shoots although the slicked-up race guns are what interests him the most. Having spent time with FFLs and other friends with NFA items he has begun his collection of NFA items and has learned that everything should be suppressed and full auto where possible and legal.